RCI-38986 · Visual Literacy

Visual Literacy — Upper Primary Mastery Skill Builder · Live Group

Interpret and create meaning through images, diagrams, layout, symbols and design. This version is designed for ages 10–12 at mastery level through interactive small-group learning.

Upper PrimaryMasteryLive GroupSkill Builder9 learning hours
Reading Club International visual
outcomescourse journeyprogression

What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure image interpretation with leadership-level depth and transfer.
  • Develop increasingly independent visual conventions with leadership-level depth and transfer.
  • Develop applied layout with leadership-level depth and transfer.
  • Develop confident multimodal meaning with leadership-level depth and transfer.
  • Apply Visual Literacy skills through structured practice appropriate to ages 10–12.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Read the ImageFocus: image interpretation

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.

Unit 2 · Notice Visual ChoicesFocus: visual conventions

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.

Unit 3 · Interpret LayoutFocus: layout

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.

Unit 4 · Create Multimodal MeaningFocus: multimodal meaning

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.

How learning is evidenced

Practice evidence

Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.

Completion task

A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.

Who this pathway is for

This pathway is designed for Upper Primary learners (ages 10–12) who want to develop image interpretation, visual conventions, layout, multimodal meaning at Mastery level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Visual Literacy, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.

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